The Dallas Producers Association, Women in Film.Dallas and the Dallas Screenwriters Association are joining together for their August meetings to bring “The Business of Production” to the local filmmaking community. 

 

The meeting will be held at InMotion Imagery, 922 Dragon St, Dallas, TX 75207 on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Networking will begin at 6:30 pm and is open to the public free of charge. Panel discussion will focus on insurance, taxes, legal issues, contracts, payroll - anything and everything concerning the business side of production for features to television to corporate media to documentary to commercials.

Featured panelists include an entertainment attorney, a production accountant, an insurance broker and a producers’ services specialist.

 

 

MIKE FARRIS

 

Mike Farris is a literary agent with Farris Literary Agency and an entertainment attorney with the Dallas law firm of Tipton Jones.  As an agent, Farris has put several award-winning novels in publication, successfully placing subsidiary rights to his clients’ published books, including negotiating the sale of movie rights to producers and Hollywood studios.  He is the 2010 Vice-chair of the Dallas Bar’s Sports and Entertainment Law Section and is an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas in its Sports & Entertainment Management MBA program, where he serves on the Sports & Entertainment Advisory Board. 

 

 

 

 

 

JEFF EVANS

 

Jeff Evans is president of Roeder Moon, Inc. Evans joined Roeder & Moon in 1979 to help develop a new specialized department to serve the insurance needs of the entertainment industry.  From excellent, personal service and coverage recommendations, word spread that Roeder & Moon understood film production.  Today, Roeder & Moon is recognized as one of the top agencies in the state serving the needs of the film industry.  Evans has served on the boards of the Dallas Producers Association, the Texas Motion Picture Alliance, and the Deep Ellum Film Festival.

 

 

 

 

ROBERT CURLIN

 

Robert Curlin owns Pinpoint Ideas & Solutions, a TV and radio commercial producers’ services company opened in 1994; specializing in the processes unique to TV and radio commercials, uses and industrials. Curlin oversees a national network of resources catered to commercial production needs. Well-versed in both union and right-to-work issues affecting Texas productions of all kinds, Curlin works with non-signatory ad agencies, production companies and directly with businesses throughout the country; providing consultation, production and broadcast business affairs services, which includes cast and crew payroll solutions, celebrity negotiations, packaging, and music rights clearances.

 

 

 

TONY ROCHA

 

Tony Rocha is the senior manager of tax services at Weaver and Tidwell LLP and has more than 10 years of experience in state and local tax. He specializes in compliance, advising, planning and preparation of state and local tax audits, performing managed audits and preparing voluntary disclosure agreements for companies.  He conducts sales and use tax audits for retail, contractor, manufacturing, banking, and wholesale entities and performs multi-state tax research.

 

 

 

 

InMotion Imagery is located in Dallas ' Design District and is uniquely situated close to Dallas ’ business hub. Its 13,000 sq. ft. facility, equipped with three production studios, post-production suites, and complete production related amenities, along with a staff committed to excellence in quality and
customer service, make InMotion Imagery a great place to create.  All or part of InMotion Imagery production facility is available for rent. Tour in person or online at www.inmotionimagery.com

For more information on the event hosts, please visit the Dallas Producers Association at www.dallasproducers.org; Women in Film.Dallas at www.wifdallas.org; and the Dallas Screenwriters Association at www.dallasscreenwriters.com.